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0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Hornbostel-Sachs System Western Symphonic Classification

Terms - T

  • t. sax
  • tablature
  • table
  • table d'harmonie
  • table-book
  • tabor
  • tacet
  • tactus
  • Tafelmusik
  • tail
  • tailgate
  • taille de hautbois
  • tailpiece
  • Takt
  • Taktstrich
  • tala
  • talea
  • tallone
  • talon
  • talón
  • tam-tam
  • tambour militaire
  • tambourin
  • tambourine
  • tambura
  • tamburo militare
  • tangent
  • tango
  • tanto
  • tantum ergo
  • Tanz
  • tap dance
  • taps
  • tarantella
  • tardamente
  • tardo
  • tastato
  • tastiera
  • tasto
  • tasto solo
  • tattoo
  • tavola armonica
  • tavoletta sibilante
  • Te
  • Te Deum laudamus
  • technic
  • technique
  • tedesca
  • tema
  • temperament
  • tempestoso
  • temple blocks
  • tempo
  • tempo giusto
  • tempo I°
  • tempo ordinario
  • tempo primo
  • tempo rubato
  • tempus
  • tempus imperfectum
  • tempus imperfectum diminutum
  • tempus perfectum
  • ten stroke roll
  • ten.
  • ten. sax
  • teneramente
  • tenerezza
  • tenor
  • tenor C
  • tenor clef
  • tenor cor
  • tenor crumhorn
  • tenor drum
  • tenor horn
  • tenor oboe
  • tenor recorder
  • tenor sax
  • tenor saxophone
  • tenor trombone
  • tenor tuba
  • tenor violin
  • tenore di forza
  • tenore robusto
  • Tenorlied
  • Tenorsaxophon
  • Tenorschlüssel
  • tenso
  • tenth
  • tenuto
  • terce
  • terminal double bar
  • ternary form
  • terraced dynamics
  • tertian harmony
  • tertiary harmony
  • terza picarda
  • terzet
  • terzetto
  • tessitura
  • testa
  • testina
  • testo
  • tête de la note
  • tetrachord
  • text declamation
  • text painting
  • text setting
  • texture
  • The American Bandmasters Association
  • The Five
  • The Mighty Handful
  • theater organ
  • thematic catalogue
  • thematic development
  • thematic transformation
  • theme
  • theme and variations
  • theme group
  • themes, contrasting
  • theorbo
  • theremin
  • thesis
  • third
  • third stream
  • thirteen stroke roll
  • thirteenth
  • thirteenth chord
  • thirty-second note
  • thirty-second rest
  • thoroughbass
  • three-line
  • three-part form
  • threnody
  • throat tone
  • through-composed
  • thumb hole
  • thumb piano
  • thunder machine
  • thunder stick
  • Ti
  • tibia
  • tie
  • tief
  • tiento
  • tierce de picardie
  • timbal
  • timbale
  • timbales
  • timballi
  • timballo
  • timbals
  • timbre
  • time
  • time signature
  • timoroso
  • Timp.
  • timpani
  • timpano
  • Tin Pan Alley
  • tin whistle
  • tip
  • tiré
  • To Arms
  • To The Color
  • to the end
  • toccata
  • tocsin
  • Todesgesang
  • Todtenlied
  • toiling
  • tolling
  • tom-tom
  • tombeau
  • Ton
  • tonada
  • tonal
  • tonality
  • Tonart
  • tone
  • tone cluster
  • tone color
  • tone poem
  • tone row
  • tonette
  • tongue
  • tonguing
  • tonic
  • tonic accent
  • tonic chord
  • tonic sol-fa
  • tonicization
  • Tonleiter
  • tonus
  • tonus peregrinus
  • too much
  • top
  • torculus
  • torculus respinus
  • tornadas
  • tosto
  • total serialism
  • Totenklage
  • Totenmesse
  • touch
  • touche
  • toujours
  • tourdion
  • tourney
  • toy
  • track
  • tract
  • train whistle
  • tranquillo
  • transcription
  • transformation
  • transition
  • transpose
  • transposing instruments
  • transposition
  • transverse flute
  • traquenard
  • tratt.
  • trattenuto
  • Trauermarsch
  • Trauermusik
  • traurig
  • trautonium
  • tre corde
  • treble
  • treble clef
  • treble shift
  • tremolando
  • tremolo
  • tremulant
  • trentaduesimo
  • trente et deuxième de soupir
  • trepak
  • très
  • très détaché
  • très lent
  • très net
  • très vif
  • triad
  • triangle
  • Tribrach
  • tricinium
  • trigger
  • trigonon
  • trill
  • trillo
  • trio
  • trio sonata
  • triolet
  • triple croche
  • triple flat
  • triple meter
  • triple paradiddle
  • triple ratamacue
  • triple sharp
  • triple stroke roll
  • triple-stop
  • triplet
  • triplum
  • tristamente
  • Tristan chord
  • tritone
  • tritonic
  • trochee
  • tromba
  • trombón
  • trombone
  • trombone
  • trombone
  • Trommelbass
  • tromp
  • trompa
  • trompe de Bearn
  • trompeta
  • Trompete
  • trompette
  • tronco
  • trop
  • trope
  • troppo
  • troubadour
  • trouvère
  • trump
  • trumpet
  • trumpet marine
  • tuba
  • tubular bells
  • tudel
  • tune
  • tuned percussion
  • tuning
  • tuning fork
  • tuning peg
  • tuning pin
  • tuning slide
  • turba
  • turca
  • Turmmusik
  • turn
  • tutta forza
  • tutta la forza
  • tutti
  • twelfth
  • twelve-note music
  • twelve-tone music
  • twelve-tone row
  • Twentieth century music
  • two part form
  • two step
  • two-line
  • tympani
  • tympanium
  • tyrolienne
  • tzigane

tertian harmony

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Definition

Term applied to harmony which is based upon the interval of the third. Tertian harmony is particularly predominant in Western music from the Baroque era through the 19th century.


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Last Updated: 2016-05-07 01:54:47
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